We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Dev Patel's new movie pulled from UK cinemas ahead of release Due to the current surge in COVID cases in the UK. The Green Knight's UK cinema release has been pulled due to coronavirus concerns. The medieval fantasy epic, which stars Dev Patel, was due to hit cinemas on August 6 but due to the surge of COVID cases in the UK, the Entertainment Film Distributors have decided to hold the release for now. Most of the COVID-19 restrictions have now been lifted and cinemas are currently open, and the time of writing,